MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN on Monday that he's "not confident" there will be a baseball season this year, adding that "as long as there's no dialogue" with the MLB Players Association there is a "real risk" of no 2020 season.
Manfred's comments Monday to ESPN's Mike Greenberg, are distinctly different from the comments he made to ESPN's Karl Ravech last Wednesday ahead of the 2020 MLB draft. Manfred told Ravech last week that, "unequivocally we are going to play Major League Baseball this year."
However, when asked Monday about his confidence level, Manfred said, "I'm not confident.